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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Four U.S. service members were killed in an improvised explosive device attack today.
COMBINED FORCES COMMAND - AFGHANISTAN
COALITION PRESS INFORMATION CENTER KABUL, AFGHANISTAN APO AE 09356 Mobile: 070-276-545 http://www.cfc-a.centcom.mil !--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-- !--[endif]-- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2006 Release # 060312-02 Four U.S. service members killed in IED strike BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Four U.S. service members were killed in an improvised explosive device attack today. The service members were traveling in an up-armored, high-mobility, multipurpose wheeled vehicle in the Pech Valley, Kunar Province, when the incident occurred. The patrol was conducting route-clearance operations to keep the road open to civilian and military traffic. "The extremists that initiated this senseless attack create a significant danger and threat to the Afghan people," said Maj. Gen. Benjamin C. Freakley, commanding general of the Coalition's Combined Joint Task Force - 76. "We are deeply saddened by the loss of our service members today; their sacrifice will not be forgotten. These service members build much needed roads that promote economic growth and quality of life for all Afghans. This attack is reprehensible." Names are being withheld pending notification of the next of kin. |
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